Leaf: 1-1 1/2" (2.5-6.3 cm) long; smooth, oval/heart shaped Form: Hollow branched, up-right shrub; white, paired, deeply lobed, tubular flowers Fruit: Red berries Bark: whitish-brown; papery Habitat: Prefer along roadsides, abandoned fields, pastures and forest edges Location: Ontario and Quebec; south to New England, New Jersey, Kentucky, west to Iowa
Found on the Perimeter trail twenty yards down hill from the bench on the same side as the bench next to a tall old tree
N 40° 20.179'
W 080° 06.048'
States where repoted invasive
Toxicity: None Value and Importance: The fruit is eaten by at least 17 species of songbirds. It is not readily browsed by livestock, deer, or rabbits. Humans use Tartarian honeysuckle as an ornamental shrub useful for borders, hedges, and screens. It is very attractive, especially when flowering and fruiting. Having a rather graceful overall form, it adapts well for land-scaping purposes. It was introduced into the United States from Russia.
Tartarian Honeysuckle
Lonicera tataricaForm: Hollow branched, up-right shrub; white, paired, deeply lobed, tubular flowers
Fruit: Red berries
Bark: whitish-brown; papery
Habitat: Prefer along roadsides, abandoned fields, pastures and forest edges
Location: Ontario and Quebec; south to New England, New Jersey, Kentucky, west to Iowa
Found on the Perimeter trail twenty yards down hill from the bench on the same side as the bench next to a tall old tree
N 40° 20.179'
W 080° 06.048'
Toxicity: None
Value and Importance: The fruit is eaten by at least 17 species of songbirds. It is not readily browsed by livestock, deer, or rabbits. Humans use Tartarian honeysuckle as an ornamental shrub useful for borders, hedges, and screens. It is very attractive, especially when flowering and fruiting. Having a rather graceful overall form, it adapts well for land-scaping purposes. It was introduced into the United States from Russia.